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>> andrea, in the meantime, what's the immediate impact on the u.s. fighting force in the field? >> well, it certainly gives them new information, those who haven't had access to it. but no one thinks it's going to change the way they provide intelligence, because it's a hallmark of the new war fighting that everyone have access to as much information as possible. >> all right, as we continue to sort through it, andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom to start us off. andrea, thanks. >>> meanwhile on capitol hill in washington, there was a nomination hearing today for the marine corps general picked to replace david petraeus in afghanistan. a big job. and general james mattis is another one who like the recently retired general mcchrystal is a very blunt talker and veteran warrior. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has more on the hearings and the general. >> reporter: this is not exactly what general james mattis had in mind when ordered to take the hill. but in his senate hearing today, mattis, true to form, did not pull any punches. like his reaction to the leak o
>> andrea, in the meantime, what's the immediate impact on the u.s. fighting force in the field? >> well, it certainly gives them new information, those who haven't had access to it. but no one thinks it's going to change the way they provide intelligence, because it's a hallmark of the new war fighting that everyone have access to as much information as possible. >> all right, as we continue to sort through it, andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom to start us off....
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. >> does the u.s. integrate the tools of peace building into its statecraft? when do challenges like poverty, disease and climate change become issues of national security? and what role can global institutions and civil society organizations play in supporting government led efforts? next, on great decisions. >> in a democracy, agreement is not essential, but participation is. join us as we discuss today's most critil global issues. join us as we discuss today's most critil global issues. join us for great decisions. [instrumental music] >> great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association, inspiring americans to learn more about the world. funding for great decisions is provided by the carnegie corporation of new york, the starr foundation, shell international, and the european commission. great decisions is produced in association with the university of delaware. >> and now from our studios, here is ralph begleiter. >> welcome to great decisions. i'm ralph begleiter. joining us to discuss peace building and statecraft are paul hughes, senior pro
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the u.s.-led war effort in afghanistan. they tell a story that some veterans of the region know full well. more civilian deaths than are ever reported, unexplained american deaths, questionable battlefield tactics and a mission just not going that well. this comes just as the u.s., of course, is gearing up this new push in the conflict. we have two reports to start off with tonight. first, our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this massive leak provides incredible detail and insight into the u.s. war in afghanistan. day by day, battle by battle it's a tough look at the worst of the war. the staggering mountain of documents, nearly 92,000, covers a six-year stretch of the war ending last december when the u.s. war effort was failing and the taliban was on the rise. the secret documents were released by the whistleblower website wikileaks and its founder, julian assange. >> the real story of this material is that it's war. it's one damn
the u.s.-led war effort in afghanistan. they tell a story that some veterans of the region know full well. more civilian deaths than are ever reported, unexplained american deaths, questionable battlefield tactics and a mission just not going that well. this comes just as the u.s., of course, is gearing up this new push in the conflict. we have two reports to start off with tonight. first, our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian....
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members of the u.s. congress of introduce a controversial resolution that could give the green light for an israeli attack on iran nearly one third of house republicans support the measure which backs military strikes against the islamic republic truthout parsi of the woodrow wilson center believes that u.s. politicians are responding to the upcoming elections at home while ignoring the implications such a move has for the middle east. we are reaching silly season in washington with the elections in november and for that there has already been signs that israel is going to be a major element that some republicans will use to be able to get both voters as well as finance donations to campaigns away from the democrats but the problem is that this is not a theoretical exercise at the end of the even silly season has real repercussions in the real world and the danger here is that the signal is being sent to israel that actually if we were to take this action in spite of the fact that the white house has sen
members of the u.s. congress of introduce a controversial resolution that could give the green light for an israeli attack on iran nearly one third of house republicans support the measure which backs military strikes against the islamic republic truthout parsi of the woodrow wilson center believes that u.s. politicians are responding to the upcoming elections at home while ignoring the implications such a move has for the middle east. we are reaching silly season in washington with the...
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the founder of the antiwar group says the document reveal abuses by u.s. and coalition forces and perhaps even war crimes. >> if governments don't like populations being upset they should treat them better, not conceal abuses. >> reporter: a official is calling the documents a mix of rumor and second hand information. they detail a variety of assessments about incidents over the last six years involving friendly fire, civilian casualties and intelligence officials from pakistan, a u.s. alley cooperating with taliban extremists. >> it is not the content as much as it is there are names, there are operations, there is logistics, there is sources, all of that information out in a public way has the potential, ed, to do harm. >> reporter: it wasn't necessary to have this out there and really it doesn't tell you that much more than we didn't already know, that there is tension between the united states and pakistan. >> reporter: officials from the white house to the pentagon are condemning the leak they say could put lives at risk. but the general said these le
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citizens there are also reports of u.s. concern that pakistani intelligence helped the taliban insurgency parties got in there to check and spoke to some of the soldiers that served on the front line. something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video of american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate fire in a baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people were recruited dan including two reuters news staff also two children were wounded the incident was investigated in the u.s. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own rules of engagement so while the u.s. military is ok with causing some collateral damage it's when civilians die in the course of action a number of soldiers who were involved in those killings now speak out and say this shouldn't be a norm of warfare you can see in even mcu or a soldier with t
citizens there are also reports of u.s. concern that pakistani intelligence helped the taliban insurgency parties got in there to check and spoke to some of the soldiers that served on the front line. something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video of american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate fire in a baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen...
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needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process than anybody would business r.t. . now it's time to take a quick look at how the equity markets are shaping up european shares are advancing was shock games being seen in the planking sector park these noise and world bank of scotland all getting between five and seven percent on the footsie p.p. is edging high after that announcement of its new c.e.o. at the same time as posting a hefty engulfs. here in moscow the markets are high in our new trade with the r.t.s. up over one and a half the cent all the blue chips are gaining on the my sex ross enough to be a gaining more than one percent each they're both companies which the russian government has proposed to selling stakes in telecom is also outperforming gaining more than three percent this hour. rising oil prices have boosted russia's budget revenues the state budget took in one hundred twenty two billion dollars from the first half of the year up thirty per
needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process than anybody would business r.t. . now it's time to take a quick look at how the equity markets are shaping up european shares are advancing was shock games being seen in the planking sector park these noise and world bank of scotland all getting between five and seven percent on the footsie p.p. is edging high after that announcement of its new c.e.o. at...
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ah, and, in most cases, they were keeping their u.s. visas up-to-date in case they had to get out all of a sudden. so the, the whole structure, the government structure there is involved with, ah, obviously with drugs, one way or another. >> vanda. >> ah, i think that the afghan govements, is very corrupt in multiple ways, and certainly members of both high levels and low levels are involved in drug trafficking, inevitably, if a third or half of the country's economy is drugs. essentially the only way to have risen to a position of being a new con after the 1980's when the legal economy was estimated to be part of the illegal economy. >> we spoke, ah, great decisions spoke to some other experts about these topics too, including the question of why globalization seems to have fueled the flames a little more. let's listen to what they have to say. >> the origin of organized crime, the way we understand it, an italian, an italian would call it mafia, international mafia. it really goes back to the 70's and 80's at the national level, but i
ah, and, in most cases, they were keeping their u.s. visas up-to-date in case they had to get out all of a sudden. so the, the whole structure, the government structure there is involved with, ah, obviously with drugs, one way or another. >> vanda. >> ah, i think that the afghan govements, is very corrupt in multiple ways, and certainly members of both high levels and low levels are involved in drug trafficking, inevitably, if a third or half of the country's economy is drugs....
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from cancer as the u.s. government has acknowledged agent orange is directly connected to the health ailments and defects that continue to plague the lives of vietnam war veterans for generations to come but the u.s. has worst used to make the same length for the millions of the enemies of war victims whose lives have been devastated as a result of agent orange they say that it has nothing to do with agent orange i think that the u.s. for a man has the reason to deny it. which is why delegations are here in washington following a report issued by lawmakers scientists and doctors calling on the u.s. government to own up to its agent orange. you see in vietnam today why isn't there any money dedicated to the vietnamese who also have the same coming i don't know i cause i think that i think that you're right i think that that's a very important issue and i've a lot of vietnam vets in my district that you know are dealing with that issue and i think that it should be so i agree with you i don't know i don't know
from cancer as the u.s. government has acknowledged agent orange is directly connected to the health ailments and defects that continue to plague the lives of vietnam war veterans for generations to come but the u.s. has worst used to make the same length for the millions of the enemies of war victims whose lives have been devastated as a result of agent orange they say that it has nothing to do with agent orange i think that the u.s. for a man has the reason to deny it. which is why...
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the u.s. military is increasingly listening to. >> i think one of general mcchrystal's legacies is that the elders really felt that we were there to listen and help them. although he was called the architect of thekandahar operation, which means hope in pashto, which was supposed to materialize, he, by the means of the elders, was advised not to do this operation. >> charlie: pakistan's ambassador to the united states, and greg mortenson. next. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. ♪ >> additional funding provided by these funders. >> and by bloomberg. a provider of multimedia captioning sponsored by rose cmunications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> charlie: in the first public reaction, today, to the leaking of the documents about afghanistan and pakistan, president obama said that he was concerned about the leaks but there was no new information coming from them. >> while i'm concerned about the disclosure of sensitive information from the batt
the u.s. military is increasingly listening to. >> i think one of general mcchrystal's legacies is that the elders really felt that we were there to listen and help them. although he was called the architect of thekandahar operation, which means hope in pashto, which was supposed to materialize, he, by the means of the elders, was advised not to do this operation. >> charlie: pakistan's ambassador to the united states, and greg mortenson. next. funding for charlie rose was provided...
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soldiers to practice on his is alleged to be doing exactly the opposite of what the u.s. has asked it to do and is paying it to do well this specific dossier it's not clear where this came from and judy and discuss where these ninety thousand documents came from but we can assume that that comes from some sort of inside source merely because in april there was a similar leak a video which wiki leaks put on his websites which showed apache helicopters essentially gone down to the. a man on the streets of baghdad now someone has been arrested and charged with that and he was not only twenty two years old a military analyst he was working in iraq he's been charged with that but he hasn't it's not been suggested god has any connection with bin is going to say thanks but of course we're not the only ones who want to know where the things come from the pentagon is of course very concerned to know what has happened here and in fact requested to meet with enough knowledge outside when you actually can talk about it he so far hasn't wanted to meet with them. and it right there wel
soldiers to practice on his is alleged to be doing exactly the opposite of what the u.s. has asked it to do and is paying it to do well this specific dossier it's not clear where this came from and judy and discuss where these ninety thousand documents came from but we can assume that that comes from some sort of inside source merely because in april there was a similar leak a video which wiki leaks put on his websites which showed apache helicopters essentially gone down to the. a man on the...
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the online whistleblower is now checking into reports dealing with u.s. contact in iraq it's thought it could expose similar findings to the thousands of documents already posted on the web filmmaker blokey dunny schecter says it heralds a new era of media investigations. truth is the first casualty in war it always is and that the united states government has a big apparatus in a sense to manage and muzzle the news and information to try to it kind of engineer perception of the public and so of course we tend to emphasize the positive they downplay the negative so there's a lot of you know that this trust in the media of the pentagon and the pentagon's motives so the idea that you could go to the actual data the actual reports by soldiers in the field of what happened and make that available to the public so that people can judge for themselves is quite a step and then not just doing it because of a belief in media or a belief in being against war they're doing it out of a belief in democracy you know that the founder of wiki leaks told the german magazi
the online whistleblower is now checking into reports dealing with u.s. contact in iraq it's thought it could expose similar findings to the thousands of documents already posted on the web filmmaker blokey dunny schecter says it heralds a new era of media investigations. truth is the first casualty in war it always is and that the united states government has a big apparatus in a sense to manage and muzzle the news and information to try to it kind of engineer perception of the public and so...
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let's take a look at on the headlines not embarrassing exposure biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups of the war in afghanistan on the books and civilian deaths and the stunning support that's all about. there's no end in sight for russia's exceptional heat wave which has seen a cultist move on because moscow is also suffering from small and the smell of meat balls has been filtered some long games of the capital. international space station ten years since it first comfortable. knowledge of structure and space became possible after russian life support systems built with the orbit. and up next we'll report on america's largest maximum security prison but volunteer inmates special tools without.
let's take a look at on the headlines not embarrassing exposure biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups of the war in afghanistan on the books and civilian deaths and the stunning support that's all about. there's no end in sight for russia's exceptional heat wave which has seen a cultist move on because moscow is also suffering from small and the smell of meat balls has been filtered some long games of the capital. international space station ten years since it first...
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and the pentagon's hunting for the sources behind the biggest leak in u.s. military history the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks published some ninety thousand classified documents exposing cover ups over the war in afghanistan reports include details of civilian casualties at the hands of american and allied troops as well as concerns that pakistani intelligence helped the taliban insurgency several files track osama bin laden despite the u.s. claims it received no reliable information on him in years pentagon chiefs admits it will take weeks to assess the damage caused by the revelations he's going to teach it comes been hearing from soldiers involved in the last major wiki leak. you know something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet is secretly video of american soldiers opening would looks like indiscriminate fire in a baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people were reported dan including two reuters news staff also two chi
and the pentagon's hunting for the sources behind the biggest leak in u.s. military history the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks published some ninety thousand classified documents exposing cover ups over the war in afghanistan reports include details of civilian casualties at the hands of american and allied troops as well as concerns that pakistani intelligence helped the taliban insurgency several files track osama bin laden despite the u.s. claims it received no reliable information on...
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. >> u.s. copy right office does bad cards to apple and cell phone carriers today giving aproveal to practice that's were once illegal. and interest there is details of fash-reaching changes for consumers. >> it's a major upset for apple. the copy right office ruled its okay for iphone users to modify phones. once done, iphones won't be restricted to running applications down loaded from apple. >> there is allowing other companies to compete. it's a good thing. and bad for apple. of course. >> jail breaking carries risks requiring coding to be changed in systems. and engineers say it's not easy for amateurs oo. you can see jail break not everyone will be willing to do that. >> in fact, apple issued a warning jail breaking with cause the iphone to become unstable. the associate director of the project sees benefits for consumers and app developer autos they can market these new apps and you know, generate more ideas and get them out there. that consumers can use them without a fear they're viola
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this, for instance, is a moment- by-moment log of what u.s. troops did after specialist bowe bergdahl was captured by the taliban. and the damage could get worse. >> it could be a substantial, additional number of documents and we have no idea what their content is, either. >> reporter: assange is still free to hold press conferences, but bradley manning, the 22- year-old private suspected of providing the documents to wikileaks is being moved from a prison in kuwait to the brig at quantico, virginia, while investigators ready more charges against him. assange has vowed to release 15,000 more documents, but investigators believe manning downloaded even more than that. katie? >> couric: and, david, i know in other news, the army released a report today cataloging the stress caused by nine years of war in iraq and afghanistan. what can you tell us about the findings? >> reporter: well, the army's been trying hard to bring down its suicide rate, but the opening paragraph of this report is just brutally honest. it says, "we are often more dangerou
this, for instance, is a moment- by-moment log of what u.s. troops did after specialist bowe bergdahl was captured by the taliban. and the damage could get worse. >> it could be a substantial, additional number of documents and we have no idea what their content is, either. >> reporter: assange is still free to hold press conferences, but bradley manning, the 22- year-old private suspected of providing the documents to wikileaks is being moved from a prison in kuwait to the brig at...
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and what that does is put u.s. forces more at risk. so that's why there was that incredible change of tone. gwen: especially in a week where we had new record casualty numbers that were set. >> july is the deadliest month for u.s. can casualties of the war. we said that in june at this very table and said that was the deadliest month. there were 60 americans killed in june. thus far there have been 66 americans killed this july. and i don't think things are going to improve for a while. you don't even have all the surge troops in there. so this indeed was a really startling week and particularly with those documents. >> so, martha, what can you tell us about wikileaks and the person behind it, and also, the private first class who is suspected of having provided them all that material? >> well, the founder of wikileaks is a man named julian assan. he's 39 years old, an australian, and he heralded letting out all the documents at the beginning of the week. he was questioned about it when it came forward that there were names of afghans
and what that does is put u.s. forces more at risk. so that's why there was that incredible change of tone. gwen: especially in a week where we had new record casualty numbers that were set. >> july is the deadliest month for u.s. can casualties of the war. we said that in june at this very table and said that was the deadliest month. there were 60 americans killed in june. thus far there have been 66 americans killed this july. and i don't think things are going to improve for a while....
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both u.s. exports and u.s. imports have been expanding, reflecting growth in the global economy and recovery of world trade. stronger exports have in turn help foster growth in the u.s. manufacturing sector. inflation has remained low. the price index for personal consumption expenditures appears to have risen at an annual rate of 1% in the first half. overall inflation has fluctuated, by a number of measures, inflation has trended down over the past two years. the slack in labor and product markets has damened and increases in productivity have further reduce producers' unit labor costs. my colleagues on the federal market committee and i expect covented moderate growth, a growl decline in the unemployment rate and subdued inflation. board members and reserve bank presidents prepared forecasts of economic growth, unemployment and inflation for the years 2010-2012 and over the longer run. the forecasts were similar to those we released in february and may, although progress is now expected to be somewhat slower
both u.s. exports and u.s. imports have been expanding, reflecting growth in the global economy and recovery of world trade. stronger exports have in turn help foster growth in the u.s. manufacturing sector. inflation has remained low. the price index for personal consumption expenditures appears to have risen at an annual rate of 1% in the first half. overall inflation has fluctuated, by a number of measures, inflation has trended down over the past two years. the slack in labor and product...
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needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process than anybody will business r.t. . president dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of finance to diversify russia's economy he said investment along with business support services from law to accounting are the key to innovation our correspondent to tell you how clover has to details. the meeting of the presidential commission on modernization has shown that when it comes to venture capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done for them to make what has already been achieved so far there are only three venture funds working in russia with a total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country building it over to economy now president to decide that there is a lot to help them on all these products on the market and criticize the properties which are reluctant to take the risk and invest in innovation to the most concrete measures that are designed to
needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process than anybody will business r.t. . president dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of finance to diversify russia's economy he said investment along with business support services from law to accounting are the key to innovation our correspondent to tell you how clover has to details. the meeting of the presidential commission on modernization has shown...
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u.s. after nine eleven can really oppose free worship for muslims even if it means a boss in manhattan not far from ground zero that's next here on r.t. . our tool time winners night is china not the entire population but just the leaders that have been blocking internet access for years but the times are now a changing and the chinese people are quietly being allowed to access online porn you know this is a huge day in history for china it's kind of like the berlin wall falling or the tumbling of the saddam hussein statue in baghdad let freedom ring. perhaps is not that important but keep in mind china has been blocking the country's four hundred and twenty million internet users from accessing many news and politically charged sites for years along with most porn sites and in recent days many web porn friendly surfers began discovering that they actually could access their beloved smut online an interesting way enough china's ministry of industry and information technology had no comment
u.s. after nine eleven can really oppose free worship for muslims even if it means a boss in manhattan not far from ground zero that's next here on r.t. . our tool time winners night is china not the entire population but just the leaders that have been blocking internet access for years but the times are now a changing and the chinese people are quietly being allowed to access online porn you know this is a huge day in history for china it's kind of like the berlin wall falling or the tumbling...
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for u.s. officials, it adds up to an enormous embarrassment. >> i'm looking forward to my meeting with the defense minister. >> reporter: the documents are believed to have been fed to a former computer hacker by this man, army intelligence analyst, brad manning, now behind bars in kuwait and accused of document theft. >> he thought there was a lot that needed to come out. >> reporter: the hacker thought the soldier was endangering u.s. lives, alerted the fbi. >> had i not acted, i would have wondered for the rest of my life, did i get somebody killed? >> reporter: the documents detail a 2007 commando raid gone wrong. after five rockets struck an alleged al qaeda compound members of the delta force arrived to find seven dead children and no al qaeda leader. vinita and rob? >> you said there are 92,000 documents. how would he manage to copy all of that data without ever being detected? >> reporter: it's kind of a funny story, vinita. actually, what he did was brought in cds, with labels like la
for u.s. officials, it adds up to an enormous embarrassment. >> i'm looking forward to my meeting with the defense minister. >> reporter: the documents are believed to have been fed to a former computer hacker by this man, army intelligence analyst, brad manning, now behind bars in kuwait and accused of document theft. >> he thought there was a lot that needed to come out. >> reporter: the hacker thought the soldier was endangering u.s. lives, alerted the fbi. >>...
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ddt was once considered safe and in this archived footage from u.s. government, ddt can be seen widely sprayed on agricultural fields to kill pest and even directly on pep. today it's a known carcinogen. the site was cleaned up, removing 100,000 cubic yards of soil highly contaminated by the pesticide. immediate test result shows that it worked. >> a year later, when we came back to do yearly monitoring, unfortunately, the level went back up. now the superfund site is scheduled to be cleaned up again, but not until 2015. while that location in the inner richmond harbor is highly contaminated, the epa says it's also somewhat isolate and says there is no indication that ddt there is make its way out tot bay. but birds and fish that move in and out of the inner richmond harbor are exposed and until a second clean-up is completed, fishermen are advised to avoid the area. >> they don't break down in the environment. they build up in fish and then they build up in humans are. >> he is with contra costa health services that posted signs,sips that often go ig
ddt was once considered safe and in this archived footage from u.s. government, ddt can be seen widely sprayed on agricultural fields to kill pest and even directly on pep. today it's a known carcinogen. the site was cleaned up, removing 100,000 cubic yards of soil highly contaminated by the pesticide. immediate test result shows that it worked. >> a year later, when we came back to do yearly monitoring, unfortunately, the level went back up. now the superfund site is scheduled to be...
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new york and the u.s. congress has been asked to give the green light to an israeli attack on iran nearly one third of house republicans expressed support for a measure of backing a military strike against the islamic republic iran expert trita parsi from the woodrow wilson center for scholars says the move sends a dangerous signal. there has already been signs that is was going to be a major element that some republicans will use to be able to get both voters as well as finance donations to campaigns away from the democrats but the problem is that this is not a theoretical exercise at the end of the even silly season has real repercussions in the real world and the danger here is the signal is being sent to israel that actually if we were to take this action in spite of the fact that the white house has sent a clear signal supporting congress at least if the republicans take over and take take over are sending a signal that actually they would welcome it i think it can be seen as an encouragement for vari
new york and the u.s. congress has been asked to give the green light to an israeli attack on iran nearly one third of house republicans expressed support for a measure of backing a military strike against the islamic republic iran expert trita parsi from the woodrow wilson center for scholars says the move sends a dangerous signal. there has already been signs that is was going to be a major element that some republicans will use to be able to get both voters as well as finance donations to...
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the name of u.s. government officials have said some of the same information. >> i said there were not any new revelations. >> we have known this already. >> it is not the contents. it is the names, the operations, sources, all', the of that information out in a public way which has the potential to do harm. if someone is cooperating with the federal government and of their name is listed in an action report, i do not think it is a stretch to believe that could potentially put a group or individual at a great individual rest. >> this could embarrass officials because this war is in worse shape than the administration and the previous administration had let on. >> in terms of broad regulations, there are not any we see in these documents. we talk about the way of the war is going in afghanistan, documents reportedly covered from january 2004 until december 2009. i cannot speak for the conduct from an operational expected -- operational perspective. i know when the president came into office in 2009 tha
the name of u.s. government officials have said some of the same information. >> i said there were not any new revelations. >> we have known this already. >> it is not the contents. it is the names, the operations, sources, all', the of that information out in a public way which has the potential to do harm. if someone is cooperating with the federal government and of their name is listed in an action report, i do not think it is a stretch to believe that could potentially put...
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american u.s. foreign policy and this is actually the objective of the quote unquote terrorists if you will to get the west to show its true face in the international arena to show itself as an imperialist power to show itself as an ideological power that is false and so the more they suppress domestic rights the more they are exposed for each and every muslim to see and the more muslims will take the view that we are at war with the west hundreds of hate crimes have been committed since nine eleven and the end of the decade of fear is not yet in sight and our new york. as a consequence of america's misadventures abroad is that in the eyes of the world it is losing any authority as role model and that's the view of one outspoken rapper in the us we spoke to our team. i think america's nightmare is a mirror. reflection of the ugliness we have to remember that. america is this model for democracy you know it's just the facade of you know everybody is the make up is there but behind the make up is kin
american u.s. foreign policy and this is actually the objective of the quote unquote terrorists if you will to get the west to show its true face in the international arena to show itself as an imperialist power to show itself as an ideological power that is false and so the more they suppress domestic rights the more they are exposed for each and every muslim to see and the more muslims will take the view that we are at war with the west hundreds of hate crimes have been committed since nine...
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there will be elected police chiefs and a new u.s. crime agency. ministers say the proposals will bring paulis closer to communities, but the labor party is saying they are unnecessary. >> the government says it wants to free up the police to arrest more criminals and tackle the kind of anti-social behaviors that matter most to local people. directly elected police and crime commissioners will hold police chief in england and wales to account, and the single agency will focus on organized- crime and border security. >> we believe what has happened is the police have contributed and are too much accountable to whitehall. new democratic accountability with the election of direct individuals, when will be responsible for responding to local needs. >> it comes of the day the man who used to run the metropolitan police of his seat in the house of lords. he was effectively forced out by the elected mayor of london, and the government's proposed commission will have the same powers to hire and fire. labour says it is a dangerous step. >> this is a solutio
there will be elected police chiefs and a new u.s. crime agency. ministers say the proposals will bring paulis closer to communities, but the labor party is saying they are unnecessary. >> the government says it wants to free up the police to arrest more criminals and tackle the kind of anti-social behaviors that matter most to local people. directly elected police and crime commissioners will hold police chief in england and wales to account, and the single agency will focus on...
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the u.s. senate is studying the faltering campaign in afghanistan even as another thirty billion dollars extra funding is approved for the war that's despite the leak of thousands of documents detailing among other things the cover up of civilian deaths . the czech republic has introduced a hotline for its senior citizens in need of help and outdated health care system and poverty mean many of the country's elderly are at severe risk of both physical and mental abuse. and russia suffers from the worst heatwave in decades some areas of the country haven't seen rain since may with crops being destroyed by fires blazes have also gulped several villages in several russian and caused a heavy small to hang over the capital. now peter with al and his guests crossed swords over israel's tactics in the west bank that's across the next r.t. . for the. we've got. the biggest issues good human voice face to face with the news makers. wealthy british style.
the u.s. senate is studying the faltering campaign in afghanistan even as another thirty billion dollars extra funding is approved for the war that's despite the leak of thousands of documents detailing among other things the cover up of civilian deaths . the czech republic has introduced a hotline for its senior citizens in need of help and outdated health care system and poverty mean many of the country's elderly are at severe risk of both physical and mental abuse. and russia suffers from...
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why would the u.s. want the taliban and al qaeda to know that they have a significant advantage on the battlefield? it doesn't serve u.s. tactical operational or even strategic interests in the war. >> couric: also mentioned in these documents is the number of afghan civilians who have been killed. how do you think this will damage the war effort? >> well, the issue of civilian casualties is a major one. the u.s. has taken a lot of criticism because of this. however, what's interesting to note that is according to the documents, 195 afghan civilians have been killed. but also according to the documents 2,000 afghan civilians have been killed by the taliban which is more than 10 times the number said to be killed by u.s. and nato forces. very little is being made of that. the coverage would indicate that it's more of an issue for the u.s. to kill afghan civilians than it is for the taliban to do so. >> couric: thanks very much. and now let's go to chip reid at the white house. as we mentioned the white h
why would the u.s. want the taliban and al qaeda to know that they have a significant advantage on the battlefield? it doesn't serve u.s. tactical operational or even strategic interests in the war. >> couric: also mentioned in these documents is the number of afghan civilians who have been killed. how do you think this will damage the war effort? >> well, the issue of civilian casualties is a major one. the u.s. has taken a lot of criticism because of this. however, what's...
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mounting u.s. casualties, civilian casualties, afghan government corruption and claims that pakistan is helping the taliban. >> the fact is the revelation of these documents, these raw reports, really brings to the for all of the core challenges that we've been facing in afghanistan for a number of years. >> reporter: the war funding bill now goes to the president for his signature, but it only funds the war for a few months so another big battle over paying for the war in afghanistan is just around the corner, katie. >> couric: this question probably reflects what a lot of americans are wondering given the fact that the u.s. gives pakistan billions of dollars in aid every year. that is, can pakistan even be called a partner at this point? >> well, despite all those claims in the wikileaks documents the white house says yes. number one they say because relations have improved significantly over the last year. number two, they say because no other country has done as much to help the united states e
mounting u.s. casualties, civilian casualties, afghan government corruption and claims that pakistan is helping the taliban. >> the fact is the revelation of these documents, these raw reports, really brings to the for all of the core challenges that we've been facing in afghanistan for a number of years. >> reporter: the war funding bill now goes to the president for his signature, but it only funds the war for a few months so another big battle over paying for the war in...
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in its history pentagon chiefs admit it will take weeks to assess the damage to u.s. led operations in afghanistan after the revelations and those revelations include the killing of innocent civilians can each account has been hearing from soldiers involved in the last major weak links exposé which struck at civilians not insurgents. something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video of american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate fire in a baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people were reported dant including two reuters news staff also two children were wounded the incident was investigated in the u.s. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own rules of engagement so while the us military is ok with causing some collateral damage it's when civilians die in the course of action a number of soldiers who were involved in those killings now speak ou
in its history pentagon chiefs admit it will take weeks to assess the damage to u.s. led operations in afghanistan after the revelations and those revelations include the killing of innocent civilians can each account has been hearing from soldiers involved in the last major weak links exposé which struck at civilians not insurgents. something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet...
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more than 90,000 field reports from u.s. troops in afghanistan were released by the wikileaks website which says it will post even more soon. david martin reports. >> reporter: most of the reports document what is already well known. for years the u.s. has not had enough troops in afghanistan. resulting in this record of a remote outpost calling for help as they are nearly overrun. we are taking casualties. enemy in the wire. the afghan government has been corrupt and inefficient. according to this document, the general view of the afghans is that the current government is worse than the taliban. american air strikes and commando raids have killed too many civilians. this report describes a raid that was intended to take out a high ranking al qaeda operative, ended up killing children instead. the pentagon says it will take days if not weeks to determine the damage done by the massive leak of classified material. bruce rydell who directed a review of the afghan war at the start of the obama administration says the site of so
more than 90,000 field reports from u.s. troops in afghanistan were released by the wikileaks website which says it will post even more soon. david martin reports. >> reporter: most of the reports document what is already well known. for years the u.s. has not had enough troops in afghanistan. resulting in this record of a remote outpost calling for help as they are nearly overrun. we are taking casualties. enemy in the wire. the afghan government has been corrupt and inefficient....
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wikileaks or bad u.s. policy? i think the answer is bad u.s. policy. and in so much as this disclosure sparks debates about some of the obvious flaws in our afghan policy, i think that's a positive development. >> larry: all right, daniel, ellsberg, you were going to say at the end of the last segment, you wanted to tack on -- >> if i could follow on -- >> larry: yeah. >> let me rather follow on to what peter bergen said for a moment there. the pentagon papers actually did reveal a number of things, but one of the major lessons of that are very comparable to what we're seeing in the reports that have come out so far and what we're going to see. and that is, what was not in those 7,000 pages of top secret documents, high-level decision making estimates, what there was not was a good reason for being in vietnam or for escalating or for continuing the war, or if any reason to belief we would do better in the future than we've been doing for the past 2 years. i suspect from what we've seen so far, and the correspondent of that, with leaks from the general,
wikileaks or bad u.s. policy? i think the answer is bad u.s. policy. and in so much as this disclosure sparks debates about some of the obvious flaws in our afghan policy, i think that's a positive development. >> larry: all right, daniel, ellsberg, you were going to say at the end of the last segment, you wanted to tack on -- >> if i could follow on -- >> larry: yeah. >> let me rather follow on to what peter bergen said for a moment there. the pentagon papers actually...
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u.s. military is for those behind the leak of classified. wiki leaks whistleblower website has details civilian casualties. troops. for the gulf of mexico oil. for the meanwhile though. who is to blame. because reporters here in just a few moments stay with us.
u.s. military is for those behind the leak of classified. wiki leaks whistleblower website has details civilian casualties. troops. for the gulf of mexico oil. for the meanwhile though. who is to blame. because reporters here in just a few moments stay with us.
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furthermore, i believe that congress has an obligation to u.s. taxpayers to challenge the premise that most flooding hazards will never be insurable by the private insurance market. i remain committed to enacting comprehensive reforms that not on modernize the national flood insurance program so that homeowners will continue to have access to flood insurance access but at the same time help the american taxpayer. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: mr. chairman, i yield to the gentleman from illinois, two minutes, representative costello has been the leader on this issue of the maps, the remapping and because of him we have a strong bill. he worked very hard and i'm very grateful and i'd yield two minutes to him. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mr. costello: i thank the gentlelady and, mr. chairman, i rise today in support of h.r. 5114. i have worked on this issue as representative waters has sa
furthermore, i believe that congress has an obligation to u.s. taxpayers to challenge the premise that most flooding hazards will never be insurable by the private insurance market. i remain committed to enacting comprehensive reforms that not on modernize the national flood insurance program so that homeowners will continue to have access to flood insurance access but at the same time help the american taxpayer. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves...
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the u.s. senate, and whatever we do, whatever david does, whatever i do nothing is as difficult as chairing the kennedy center and being president of the opera, i assure you. [laughter] i assure you there is nothing quite like that. david's correcthen he says that i've been a scial master in some tough assignments. that's a legal term, special maer. i once said to my wife, you know, i'm the special master for the 9/11 fund. [laughter] and she said, that's fine with me, but if anybody calls me the special mistress -- [laughter] there's going to be trouble. you might wonder how can we in a few minuteslend the work that i'm doing for secretary geithner as the special master for pay, a.r.p. executive pay, and bp? how do you blend those two in just 20 minutes? but you can. because if you look at both of those assignments, there is a common denominator. every once in a while, founately not that often, but every once in a while wills a public -- there is a public policy dilemma. it requires public po
the u.s. senate, and whatever we do, whatever david does, whatever i do nothing is as difficult as chairing the kennedy center and being president of the opera, i assure you. [laughter] i assure you there is nothing quite like that. david's correcthen he says that i've been a scial master in some tough assignments. that's a legal term, special maer. i once said to my wife, you know, i'm the special master for the 9/11 fund. [laughter] and she said, that's fine with me, but if anybody calls me...
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and i quote, the u.s. economy began to slowly recover in 2009 from the effects of a long and deep recession and a financial crisis. g.d.p. growth turned poffer in the latter half of this year. financial markets normalized and major credit markets began to function smoothly after an extended period of paralysis and turmoil. for most of 2010, economists have said a moderate recovery was well underway. that's just from the republican document and i'd like to give it to my good friend and colleague. >> do they cite the stimulus for that because i specifically know 2 doesn't. it cites 1.3 -- >> the economy is improving according to the caucus report. we've been called to vote and i would now like to turn it over to the senator and thank her very much for chairing this committee while we run to vote. thank you for your testimony and here is the republican document. which basically says the same thing you were saying, dr. romer. thank you for your hard work. representative cummings. >> thank you very much, madam
and i quote, the u.s. economy began to slowly recover in 2009 from the effects of a long and deep recession and a financial crisis. g.d.p. growth turned poffer in the latter half of this year. financial markets normalized and major credit markets began to function smoothly after an extended period of paralysis and turmoil. for most of 2010, economists have said a moderate recovery was well underway. that's just from the republican document and i'd like to give it to my good friend and...
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last week in the u.s. one was sold nearly every second. the swedish movies based on the series vaulted an unknown actress to fame and now it's hollywood's turn. daniel craig will play muck raking journalist mikael blomkvist. >> it is the biggest star-making opportunity for a young actress in perhaps as long as i can remember. >> reporter: for fans like linda harding from california, salander is the series. >> she's strong, smart and if you looked at her you wouldn't think that. >> reporter: adding to the intrigue of the novels is the author himself. in 2004 he died suddenly, just before the books were published. when larsson died he was making just $30,000 a year. he had always dreamt of buying a cottage on an island. if he were alive today he could probably just buy the island. the crime writer drew inspiration from his own world, from the bucolic swedish country side to stockholm. like most swedes, his characters drink a ton of coffee, sometimes at the same shop the author did. in that neighborhood we discovered almost everyone has a tat
last week in the u.s. one was sold nearly every second. the swedish movies based on the series vaulted an unknown actress to fame and now it's hollywood's turn. daniel craig will play muck raking journalist mikael blomkvist. >> it is the biggest star-making opportunity for a young actress in perhaps as long as i can remember. >> reporter: for fans like linda harding from california, salander is the series. >> she's strong, smart and if you looked at her you wouldn't think...
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and of course this is what the u.s. fears because that is what defeated the soviets decades ago. >> as you say, long dreaded, thank you, martha raddatz. martha told us, pie the way, that the pentagon is focusing its investigation of the leak on a 22-year-old army private. david muir has more about him. >> reporter: private first class bradley manning was stationed at a base 40 miles east of baghdad, an army intelligence analyst who, overtime, it's believed, became disillusioned with u.s. foreign policy, pouring through classified information and going online to find someone who would listen. he found a former computer hacker in sacramento, california, and allegedly asked him, if you had unprecedented access to classified networks, what would you do? but authorities believe the soldier had already done plenty. because in those online chats, he allegedly took credit for leaking this video, of a u.s. helicopter strike in baghdad to that whistleblower website wiki links, a strike that killed innocent civilians. in messages
and of course this is what the u.s. fears because that is what defeated the soviets decades ago. >> as you say, long dreaded, thank you, martha raddatz. martha told us, pie the way, that the pentagon is focusing its investigation of the leak on a 22-year-old army private. david muir has more about him. >> reporter: private first class bradley manning was stationed at a base 40 miles east of baghdad, an army intelligence analyst who, overtime, it's believed, became disillusioned with...
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. >>> the u.s. house sent the electrical lags that authorizes $60 billion in funding to fight the war in afghanistan. some members of congress hinted at a author row debate of the war and the upcoming election. the measure passed 308-114. meanwhile the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff attacked the 90,000 pages of the report. even though the pentagon said the reports are not top secret. president obama spoke about it for the first time today as w l well. the pentagon is calling private first class bradley manning, a 22-year-old intelligence officer, a person of interest in those leaks. he is being held in kuwait on suspicion in a separate leak. >>> back here at home, course confusion at last week's marathon caused several elite runners to be disqualify. they accidentally cut about a mile off the course. they're actually two san francisco half marathons happening at the same time. they followed them down the wrong course. they climbed over some barriers, inadvertently shortening the race. they sa
. >>> the u.s. house sent the electrical lags that authorizes $60 billion in funding to fight the war in afghanistan. some members of congress hinted at a author row debate of the war and the upcoming election. the measure passed 308-114. meanwhile the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff attacked the 90,000 pages of the report. even though the pentagon said the reports are not top secret. president obama spoke about it for the first time today as w l well. the pentagon is calling...
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u.s.-mexico border. the funds would be used to hire 1,200 border patrol agents and 500 customs officers that would be working the ports of entry, critically needed today, as well as improved tactical communications and making much other needed investments in the security along the u.s.-mexico border. in districts that i represent are concerned about the level of violence affecting our southern neighbor, mexico. as a former border patrol chief and veteran in the united states border patrol, i know very well what these resources that are provided in this amendment mean to a critical area such as the southwest border. i'm particularly encouraged by mr. obey's efforts in this amendment to address the long-standing needs of our ports of entry by funding funds to officers. for too long, inadequate staffing and infrastructure have made the u.s. and mexico border less safe. this is a major step forward in making our nation even more secure by providing funding for more officers at our ports of ent
u.s.-mexico border. the funds would be used to hire 1,200 border patrol agents and 500 customs officers that would be working the ports of entry, critically needed today, as well as improved tactical communications and making much other needed investments in the security along the u.s.-mexico border. in districts that i represent are concerned about the level of violence affecting our southern neighbor, mexico. as a former border patrol chief and veteran in the united states border patrol, i...
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the u.s. poured billions of dollars in u.s. aid -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kucinich: i yield myself another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kucinich: the u.s. point of order billions of dollars into vietnam propping up the increasingly weak government and expanding communism in the world. now, does this scenario sound familiar? well, it should because that's exactly what's happening in pakistan and why i'm glad that mr. paul and i have been able to effect this debate. i yield time to my friend. mr. burton: the point i made in my floor statement, there are 230 military trainers in pakistan. the men that were killed were there on a training mission, and the money that we're giving to pakistan has to be used efficiently and effectively. and if we give them the money and the equipment and they don't know how to use it in the front lines it's a waste of our money when we're fighting the enemy, when they're fighting the enemy, and that's why it's important for t
the u.s. poured billions of dollars in u.s. aid -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kucinich: i yield myself another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kucinich: the u.s. point of order billions of dollars into vietnam propping up the increasingly weak government and expanding communism in the world. now, does this scenario sound familiar? well, it should because that's exactly what's happening in pakistan and why i'm glad that mr....
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he proposed to cut u.s. emissions by 17% at the last climate summit. the white house insists they have not given up on an energy tax and the carbon trading program. clean up efforts continue in china's biggest oil catastrophe. the first details are only beginning to emerge. investigators believe that a chemical to remove sulfur was pumped into the pipeline by mistake and the leak has been repaired but not before about a million barrels of oil went into the sea. the assessor in coastal communities and wildlife. accord and the netherlands has find an oil trading company 1 million euros for illegally exporting waste to the ivory coast. the shipment was dumped in the open air and in the capital of the ivory coast. thousands of people became ill complaining of abdominal pains, bleeding, and burns. they have denied any wrongdoing and they said it could have caused serious -- and today do not think that it would of caused serious illness. north korea has threatened a physical response to measures being taken by the u.s. to punish p'yongyang for its alleged si
he proposed to cut u.s. emissions by 17% at the last climate summit. the white house insists they have not given up on an energy tax and the carbon trading program. clean up efforts continue in china's biggest oil catastrophe. the first details are only beginning to emerge. investigators believe that a chemical to remove sulfur was pumped into the pipeline by mistake and the leak has been repaired but not before about a million barrels of oil went into the sea. the assessor in coastal...